Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Department of Fisheries Regulation entitled "Procedures for requesting aquatic animal health certificate for exportation B.E. 2564"


WTO code G/SPS/N/THA/490
Date notice 07/02/2022
Notice type Regular
Title Department of Fisheries Regulation entitled "Procedures for requesting aquatic animal health certificate for exportation B.E. 2564"
Summary

The Department of Fisheries Regulation B.E. 2557 (2014) regarding Procedures for requesting aquatic animal health certificate for exportation, dated 30 June B.E. 2557, has been replaced by the Department of Fisheries Regulation B.E. 2564 (2021) regarding Procedures for requesting aquatic animal health certificate for exportation, dated 7 October B.E. 2564. Therefore, the former Aquatic Animal Health Certificate has been revised to six forms of the Aquatic Animal Health Certificate, as stated below:

1. HC 2: Certify that the aquatic animals are officially recognized as unaffected by the OIEListed diseases and come from a farm establishment/zone/country where they are declared free from the OIE-Listed diseases and the aquatic animals also meet general health requirements, transport and labelling requirements. (This model is used for importing countries that do not require the addition of their own Health Certificate model.)

2. HC 3: Certify that the aquatic animals meet general health requirements, transport and labelling requirements. (This model is used for importing countries that do not require the addition of their own Health Certificate model.)

3. HC 4: Certify that the animals are officially recognized as unaffected by the diseases listed in the importing countries Health Certificate model. (This model is used for importing countries that require the addition of their own Health Certificate model.)

4. HC 5: Certify that the aquatic animals are officially recognized as unaffected by the OIEListed diseases and come from a farm establishment/zone/country where they are declared free from the OIE-Listed diseases and the aquatic animals also meet general health requirements, transport and labelling requirements. The family names of aquatic animals will be specified in this model. (This model is used for importing countries that do not require the addition of their own Health Certificate model but require specification the family names of the aquatic animals in the Health Certificate.)

5. HC 6: Certify that the aquatic animals are officially recognized as unaffected by the OIEListed diseases and come from a compartment/zone/country where they are declared free from the OIE-Listed diseases and the aquatic animals also meet general health requirements, transport and labelling requirements. (This model is used for certifying disease-free status at compartment or zone or country level(s).)

6. HC 7: Certify that the aquatic animals meet general health requirements, transport and labelling requirements. (This model is used for exporting of aquatic animals intended to research or exhibition or competition.) 

Product Aquatic Animals - HS Code: 0301 - Live fish including ornamental fish, freshwater fish, and marine fish; HS Code: 0302 - Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat; HS Code: 0303 - Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat; HS Code: 0306 - Crustaceans, live, fresh, chilled or frozen, in shell; HS Code: 0307 - Molluscs, live, fresh, chilled or frozen, in shell; HS Code: 0106 - Other live animals such as frog, softshell turtle, and crocodile
Country Thailand

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